Composition for molds.



JUSEPH (j. .VEYEB, OF PROVlDENUE, RHODE lSLAND.

no. erases.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ire/tented April 3, 1906.

Application filed December 2,19M- Serial N 235 268.

To all 1032/0771, it may concern:

Be it known that l, Josnru G. Wurnn, a. resident of the city of Providence, in the county of Providence and Eitgitc of lthodc lslend, have invented certain new and use'lul lniprejivements in (.omposilion for Molds; and 1 do h rcby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to com ositions for molds for casting purposes, on has for its object the production oi a mold by means of which the most delicate outlines and designs may be reproduced from the pattern and brought out in the casting. A mold for this purpose must be construct" in such a menncr as to stand "the heat essory for drying it and also the heat of the melted metals poured into it without cracking or crumbling. At the same time the mold must be porous enou h to admit a free escape of the gases usual y generated by fluid motels.

My invention consists, essentially, of a mold composed of ploster-of-paris and finelyscreened coal-ashes mixed together in given proportions.

1n forming my meld l first mix pluster-ofporis with water to about the consistency of the reater a. thick creamy substance. Then the -finelyslttcd ashes are mixed with Water to about the some consistency, and these two substances are then mixed together in about equal pro ortions, one-half of the plaster-ofparis an one-half of the. ashes, and well stirred to form a uniform mass. The mate-r rial is then poured around the pattern, forming a mold in two halves in substantially the some manner as plaster molds are formed, first one-half of the mold being made and then the other. hen i have formed my molds, as stated, I place them in a dryingoven and expose them to c moderute heathsay 250 to 300 Fahrenheit-401" about four or five hours, more or less, so as to evaporate ortion of the moisture and render t he mol s practically dry.

B the use of ashes mixed with plaster I pro uce a mold that is very porous as comporcd with molds formed entirely of plaster or of plaster mixed with asbestos or other fibrous material. A mold constructed of plaster and ashes in the proportions named on account of its porous qualities need not be heated to so high a degree in order to evaporate the moisture and render it dry preparatory to receiving the molten metal. This composition also forms a mold into which I can our the metal the same as in a dry-sand moh Another advantage is my mold. dries quicker and not reruiiring to be heated so hot it cools quicker. Therefore several hours are saved in preparing these molds over the time taken to prepare one of plaster alone or plaster and asbestos combined. Another advantage gained from my improved mold "3 that on account of its porous nature brass mar be poured into it and perfect costin s obtslned therefrom. As is Well known by those skilled in the art of molding, brass requires a very porous mold to curryofl the. ex :essive amount of gases generated therefrom while in a. molten stste. Then, again, the ex cnsc of the material in my mold is reduces to a minimum, as both plustcr-of-paris and cool-ashes are very inexpensive, especially the coalashes, which is a waste product. A- long roctieul experience in molding has established the fact that a mold constructed in the In nncr above described Will produce the finest castin s that is possible to take from a mold, and tiis result may be produced by simply pouring into this mold the some as in a dry-sand mold and positively does not require mechanical ducc good costings. In fact, some of the costings I have taken from my molds have been so thin and sharp and perfect in every detail that they have been pronounced by experts to be equal to those that have been struck up by a die.

In my mold properly constructed of the required ingredients of plaster-oi-puris and ashes i can cast metals that melt as low as 600 or 700 Fshrcnheit-such as zinc, britaunia, and the likeor I can cast equally well the harder metals that melt at from 1,()()U to 2,000", such as gold, silver, brass, and the like.

The material of my molds is oi su'llicient strength to permit the use of elastic-rubber patterns having many deep and line uudcrcuts in their designs. The elastic patterns can be drawn from a mold made of my composition without breaking away the deep undercuts in the design. Molds made of my composition of plaster-of-peris and ashes can be used for casting metals in them with most satisfactory results, either by pressure onplicd to the fluid metal to force it into t as molds or by means of simply pouring the ietel into the mold, as is done ordinarily in using sand or loam molds.

l.n order tqgivc an idea of the novelty and pressure in order to pro' utility of my invention, I may state'thst it less been the aim of founders and artisans to use mslds made of plaster fer casting metals, especially brass, bronze, German and steerling silver, gold, &e., because the most deli-- seize outlines and clesi n of s, iven pattern can. be more accurate? and -srply re 1'0- dueed in a plaster mo cl than in a mo] of send or loam. llletsls melt ng at a low degree of heat are asst in pure plaster molds. Such mesls type metal, sin, brltsnnis, and zinc ha e been cast in plaster molds with success but the metal has as be forced into the molds by meal :llcsl pressure. Sterling silver as Ll seme las -melting brsss compositions have been cast in plaster maids by pz'essure; but the lesulls with these metals were never setisfsetm'y e1 preetiesl, even 'isheuflh east under pressure. The molds eeulcl not Withstand the best necessary to dry them erfeeely end sfiectuslly. (lonsequently, "t 1s smoked Wll the re4l-h0t metal was injsetecl. They also sesame sells, and; the pressure as the metsl caused it to penetrate into the mold, producing a rough nesting and 0blitersting all fine outlines and design but by the use of my mlxturenf plesLer-of-parls and ashes as spec fied l produce am extremely Hsvmg thus described my inventlsn, whet I claim ss new; and desire to secure by Lettez's Pstens, is-- v v 1 told is reserve metal esstmgs esmglossd 0f a mixtuze sf equel quen'mtles 01" plastersl pans sna llUBlY-Sll'fifid cesl-ssl'les.

ls testimony whereof I have hei'eunts set my head. this 1st day of December, A. D.

JOSFPH G. W EYEE. In presence of- HOWARD E. BARLOW, E. I. UGDEN. 

